Roman Kemp father: Who is Martin Kemp?

November 2024 · 1 minute read

Roman Kemp

In a recent interview, the Capital Breakfast anchor, Roman Kemp will lead live coverage of the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace for the Queen’s Jubilee this weekend, disclosed his diagnosis.

He described the illness as rubbish and said it had produced debilitating weariness.

This article will focus on his father.

Roman Kemp father: Who is Martin Kemp?

Martin John Kemp, Roman’s father is an English actor, musician, and film director best known for his work as the bassist for the new wave band Spandau Ballet and as Steve Owen in EastEnders.

He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp, a Spandau Ballet member, and actor.

Kemp’s life was turned upside down when Steve Dagger, the manager of his brother Gary’s band the Gentry, recommended Martin replace the band’s bassist.

Kemp learned to play bass in three months and performed with the Gentry for the first time at a college party.

Eventually, the band was renamed Spandau Ballet, and Kemp quit his printing job to devote his whole attention to the band.

His son, Roman Kemp has been diagnosed with sleep apnoea, a condition in which a person’s breathing stops and starts while sleeping.

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